Trex Stuck in 370 Mbps in ESX

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May 13, 2018, 12:10:06 PM5/13/18
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Hi
i installed trex on esx, interfaces are VMXNET3 , 32core vCPU
but maximum bandwidth i get is 370Mbps , and 99% CPU load.
please advise me about this

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Yaroslav Brustinov

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May 13, 2018, 12:22:25 PM5/13/18
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Hi,

Is it with small packet size?

Thanks,
Yaroslav.


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May 13, 2018, 12:27:11 PM5/13/18
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On Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 8:52:25 PM UTC+4:30, y.brustinov wrote:
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> Is it with small packet size?
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> i installed trex on esx, interfaces are VMXNET3 , 32core vCPU
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> but maximum bandwidth i get is 370Mbps , and 99% CPU load.
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> please advise me about this
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Hi yaroslav

thanks for your reply
i set L4 and Payload to none and size of packet is 64, if i got your question right.

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May 13, 2018, 12:33:41 PM5/13/18
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On Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 8:52:25 PM UTC+4:30, y.brustinov wrote:
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> Is it with small packet size?
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> Thanks,
> Yaroslav.
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> i installed trex on esx, interfaces are VMXNET3 , 32core vCPU
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> but maximum bandwidth i get is 370Mbps , and 99% CPU load.
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> please advise me about this
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Thank you Yaroslav

after i change the packet size to 1000, my problem resolved

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Yaroslav Brustinov

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May 13, 2018, 12:34:21 PM5/13/18
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Hi,

For bidirectional traffic it's expected. For unidirectional, you should get ~twice more.
Still, vmxnet3 is not best performance-wise.

Consider using passthrough NICs:

...or SR-IOV:

Thanks,
Yaroslav.

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